During the annual Pacific Partnership mission the Mercy's medical crew will perform surgeries and help train healthcare workers on remote islands in disaster response.
The USNS Mercy sits tied to a pier at Naval Base San Diego Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, ahead of its planned departure for this year's Pacific Partnership humanitarian mission.
The mission, Pacific Partnership, was born out of the Navy's work in 2004 when an earthquake off the Indonesian coast led to a tsunami that devastated countries lining the Indian Ocean.The San Diego-based Mercy is the lead ship on the mission, said Capt. Brian Quinn, the mission commander. In addition to medical assistance, other Navy units — such as Seabee construction crews — will participate in community infrastructure and outreach projects.
Capt. Jeff Feinberg, a Navy doctor, is the hospital crew's commanding officer. He said there's not much that can be done on shore-based facilities that can't also be done on the Mercy. More than the medical help, Feinberg said, it's the training the crew does with local healthcare workers that makes the mission worthwhile.
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